Summary:
The Coventry, Rhode Island school district contains 5 elementary schools serving grades K-5. Based on the available data, Washington Oak School stands out as the top-performing elementary school in the district, consistently ranking among the best in the state. The other Coventry elementary schools, including Tiogue School, Hopkins Hill School, Western Coventry School, and Blackrock School, show more mixed performance results.
Washington Oak School's exceptional performance is evident across multiple metrics. The school consistently ranks in the top 15% of Rhode Island elementary schools, with strong test scores that exceed the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 49.8% of Washington Oak students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 39.9% for Coventry and 36.7% for the state. In Math, 62.8% of Washington Oak students were proficient, compared to 41.4% for Coventry and 38.4% for the state. Washington Oak also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 22.71%, compared to the other Coventry schools which range from 20-42%.
The remaining Coventry elementary schools show more varied performance, with Tiogue School and Blackrock School performing reasonably well, ranking in the top half of Rhode Island elementary schools, while Hopkins Hill School and Western Coventry School lag behind, ranking in the bottom half of the state and with lower test scores across the board. Spending per student and student-teacher ratios do not appear to be the sole drivers of performance, as Washington Oak has the highest spending per student and one of the highest student-teacher ratios, yet still outperforms the other schools.
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